On August 19, 2005, in the first Vioxx lawsuit to go to trial, a Texas jury found Merck negligent in the death of a 59 year-old man who had been taking Vioxx prior to suffering a heart attack. announced in September 2004 that it would issue a Vioxx recall after clinical studies linked the drug with increased risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. David Graham of the FDA suggests that Vioxx caused as many as 130,000 heart attacks and strokes and more than 55,000 deaths. announced the first recall of Guidant defibrillator heart devices based on information that devices had failed on at least 45 occasions.
announced the recall of Vioxx , a similar drug belonging to the same Cox-2 family of arthritis drugs. A study reported in the New York Times in November 2004 also linked Bextra with increased numbers of heart attacks and strokes. We strive to offer an unbiased source of information about Celebrex and information relating to current government, regulatory and legal ramifications. Celebrex , or celecoxib, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which is used for its anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties.